What is the ruling on one who mocks pious young men?
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who mocks the young men who are committed to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and who calls them by vulgar names?
Answer:
This is a great evil, this is a great evil—we seek refuge in Allah—and there is danger for its owner of apostasy; because he mocked them for their religion, he is in great danger of apostasy, apostasy from Islam—we seek refuge in Allah.
The one who mocks those who preserve the prayers, or the one who grew his beard, or who rolled up his garments and did not let them hang below the ankles; this is a great danger—we seek refuge in Allah. It is obligatory to encourage them, to praise them, and to do as they do, not to discourage them and mock them—we ask Allah for well-being and safety.
What is the ruling on one who mocks the young men who are committed to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and who calls them by vulgar names?
Answer:
This is a great evil, this is a great evil—we seek refuge in Allah—and there is danger for its owner of apostasy; because he mocked them for their religion, he is in great danger of apostasy, apostasy from Islam—we seek refuge in Allah.
The one who mocks those who preserve the prayers, or the one who grew his beard, or who rolled up his garments and did not let them hang below the ankles; this is a great danger—we seek refuge in Allah. It is obligatory to encourage them, to praise them, and to do as they do, not to discourage them and mock them—we ask Allah for well-being and safety.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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